Kissimmee Vine Street Vision ImplementationNovember 19, 2009

Project Briefing• History and context

• Community vision

• Implementation steps

• Interagency and cross jurisdictional issues

• Next steps

Project History • Crafting the Vision

– Market analysis in 2007

– Kissimmee as ‘urban hub’ of Osceola County

– Increased density and mixed uses

– Housing diversity

– Vision to ‘transition from the strip’ over the next 30+ years

VINE STREET VISION IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE

0-5 Years GOALS

Create a distinct sense of place

Create incentives for private sector investment

Encourage multimodal mobility strategies

Diversify housing stock

Improve institutional capacity in economic

development

• Overlay District• Design Guidelines• Form-Based Codes

• Fast Track Reviews• Website • Catalyst Project

• Establish MMTD• Advance BRT and other initiatives

• Housing Study• Advance Beaumont Site Redevelopment

• Create or Expand CRA• Economic Development Director• Establish Redevelopment Committee• Conduct City Branding Exercise

Overlay District - Design Framework• Sets expectation for future

development

• Creates ‘more worth’ for properties

• Grounded in multimodal transportation

• Creates transit ready urban form

• Balances mobility with livability

Why an Overlay?• Overlay District

– Does not alter existing/base zoning of a parcel

– Provides additional development guidance for an identified geographic area

– Creates incentive or disincentive for particular types of development

– In cases of conflict between the overlay and the base zoning, the overlay’s standards prevail

Overlay Framework• Corridor districts and

station areas

• Street network hierarchy

• Corridor building standards aligned with street types

• Best practices guide for site design

Corridor Regulating Plan

Multimodal Network

Station Area and Corridor Character

Overlay District/Design Guidelines• Draft Document/Policy under review

• Adopt by end of year

City Next Steps• Multimodal transportation

plan and funding options

• Consider Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)

Interagency Partners• What can the city do to collaborate with partners in

advancing the vision?

City of Kissimmee

Osceola County Lynx

Metroplan

FDOT

East Central Florida

RPC

Discussion